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OfJu2J3 -22- - tation of water for irrigation purposes only, That tUlnel was !;'Me possi- ble purely by the imention of the air drill, by 1eans of which the cost of tunneling was so much reduced that it bec!lJJJe possib Ie, but before the invention of the compressed air drill it was not possi ble. Therefore, as time goes on now inventions will meke possible the irrigation of high tab Ie-lands that can not now be served toy water by !,lodern mechani ca.l means; but those tracts are necessarily segregated, isolated, and small areas whe.n cOlopared with the larger low^r de7e10pment. It is to pre- serve the right to development, unhampered and without handcuffs, in that lower part that is desired. \1e feel that their fut ure development should be settled and agreed to in advance of construction on the lower river of works of such magnitude that could by any stretch of the imagination be made to inter fere with the uP!8 r development. We are brought to that view by our unfortunate experience on the ""0 rivers I have named, '", l1R. BOIES. This Government canmission would not necessarily be vitally interested in the contention between the several States. It would tender suggestions, perhaps, but I think its work would be much less than that of the commissioners for the States. l1R. C"Rl'E;ITZH. Here is a reme.rke.b Ie situation. I venture to say that it is a circumstance without parallel in the history of the United States, whare seven States with but very little pre1 imine.ry thought on the subject quietly and unitedly enact legislation leading to one common purpose of this kind. In the next place, it is to the great interest of the Uni tad States to preserve the comity between the States to its full- est degree; so that the United States hare not only acts, as you suggest, as a commissioner but as a conciliatory influence where human agencies might enter into a conference !lJJJong canmissioners, making some com- missioners, possibly, lose siGht of their duties. The influence at' the strong man would be the able-bodied influence in bringing about the desired end - that is perpetual peace and quiet u?on that river along all of the seven States involved. j l1R. YATES. And also to see to the molding of its form so as to bring it in harmony with the Federal IroNS and Constitution? l1R. CARPENTER. Yes, sir. . THE CHAIRI'W. The Federal Government has a direct interest in it, in that it has lands that are under irrigation or that they intend to irrigate. ~R. CARPENTER. There is a large acreage, or a greater acreage,. of land yet to be served within the entire Colorado River drainage. THE CHAIRMAN. In that sense, the United States has some interest